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The Magic of Medicinal Mushrooms The Magic of Medicinal Mushrooms Overcome Cancer, Prevent Infections, Aid Your Heart, Cope with Stress, Counteract Aging and Improve Overall Health with Medicinal Fungi Cancer and autoimmune diseases are common in modern society. People’s immune systems are under a great deal of stress from exposure to chemicals and the fast pace of modern life. Therefore, keeping your immune system healthy is essential to reduce your risk of these serious health problems. Fortunately, there are allies in the fungal kingdom that can help keep your immune system in top condition. Mushrooms are commonly thought of as just food, but scientific Your guide to better health the natural way. health the natural better guide to Your research has shown that over 270 species of fungi have medicinal value. This goes along with historical tradition of using mushrooms in herbal medicine, most notably in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). Medicinal mushrooms have many healing properties, but they are especially helpful for the immune system. They can stimulate the immune system to help fight infections and cancer. Some can also modulate the immune system to reduce excess immune activity in autoimmune disorders. Some are hepatoprotective, which means they protect the liver (and other organs) from damage from environmental toxins. The adaptogenic, antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects of medicinal mushrooms also make them great for promoting overall health. Mushrooms can also lower blood pressure 3 No. 31 Vol. and cholesterol to benefit the heart and circulation, which means they can help prevent the number one killer disease in modern society, heart disease. How Mushrooms Improve Health Important Notice The information in Sunshine Sharing Medicinal mushrooms contain many health-promoting is for educational purposes only and compounds, including triterpenoids, proteins, and complex should not be used to diagnose and treat polysaccharides such as beta-glucans. Beta-glucans have been diseases. If you have a health problem, we recommend you consult a competent shown to stimulate immunity, reduce insulin resistance, and lower health practitioner before embarking on cholesterol. Mushrooms high in beta-glucans can be beneficial any course of treatment. in helping the body fight infections and cancer by stimulating Sunshine Sharing is an independent educational publication and receives no immune system activity. financial support from any herb or health In addition to beta-glucans, medicinal mushrooms can contain resistant starch, up to product manufacturer. Your comments, questions and personal experiences 15% by dry weight. This starch is an excellent prebiotic, which means it provides food for are welcome. Send them to Sunshine beneficial bacteria in the large intestine. A healthy intestinal biome helps keep the digestive Sharing, P.O. Box 911239, St. George, system and the entire body in better health. UT 84791-1239 or comments@treelite. com. Essential sugars, or glyconutrients, make up about 10% dry weight of many fungi. These Copyright © 2020 by Tree of Light sugars have a stimulating effect on white blood cells and the formation of antibodies. They (a division of Kether-One, Inc.). Photocopying this publication for help the immune system recognize pathogens and cancer cells and communicate these distribution is strictly forbidden. If you discoveries to the rest of the immune system so it can perform its job more effectively. receive a photocopy of this publication, the distributor of said photocopies is in Medicinal mushrooms are also nutritious. They contain B vitamins such as riboflavin, violation of copyright law. folate, thiamine, pantothenic acid, and niacin and trace minerals like selenium, copper Managing Editor/Writer: Steven Horne and iron. Some species also contain significant amounts of vitamin D3, one of the most Editor: David Horne common nutritional deficiencies in modern society. Associate Editors: Carolyn Hughes, Continued on page 2 Katie Horne Order products from Herbal Rose Health & Wellness - (775) 499-5877 - http://herbalrose.mynsp.com/ Continued from page one lungs. It can help to improve blood flow, normalize cholesterol levels and may help reduce blood pressure. Meet the Medicinal Cordyceps stimulated testosterone production in laboratory animals and increased a type of estrogen essential to fertility in Mushrooms another study. This correlates with its Chinese reputation as a tonic There are many species of medicinal fungi, but they tend to for sexual weakness and reduced libido. have the following health promoting properties. They are immune The lung or metal energy in the Chinese system relates to the stimulating, having antibacterial, antiviral and/or antifungal action. immune function in Western medicine and cordyceps definitely Many aid the ability of the body to recognize and destroy cancer aids the immune system. It enhances the ability of the body to cells. They also combat free radical damage and help the body cope prevent and fight infection and is very helpful for people who have better with stress. Here are some of the more popular medicinal weak lungs and are constantly getting sick. fungi and their beneficial effects. It is also helpful in asthma and COPD (chronic obstructive Cordyceps (Cordyceps sinensis, C. militaris) pulmonary disease). Improvements in symptoms such as shortness of breath, cough, appetite and energy have been reported. Cordyceps made international headlines in 1993, when female Cordyceps may also enhance the immune function in both Chinese runners smashed nine world cancer and autoimmune disorders. One study showed cordyceps records in a major competition. Not helping animals with systemic lupus. It can strengthen a person one of them was ranked in the top undergoing chemotherapy and reduces blood vessel growth to 10 before these contests. Their coach attributed this remarkable the tumors. athletic performance to the use of caterpillar fungus, or cordyceps. If you want something that will boost your general vitality Cordyceps is a fungus that grows on the larvae of a caterpillar. and immunity, cordyceps is a good remedy for you. It is especially While the caterpillar is hibernating underground, the fungus invades helpful for counteracting the effects of aging. Doses of just 3 the organism and consumes the bug. The result is a caterpillar shaped grams per day (about 6 capsules) have resulted in improvements mushroom. In the spring, it puts up a stem-like mushroom, which in energy, libido, memory and tolerance to cold, and reductions gives the herb its Chinese name—dong chong xia cao. Literally in dizziness, tinnitus and frequent nighttime urination. A typical translated this means, “winter bug, summer grass.” dose for enhancing respiratory or immune function would be 2-3 capsules three times daily. There are no known side-effects or Wild grown cordyceps, as shown above, is extremely expensive. drug interactions. Fortunately, it can now be cultivated as shown in the photo below. Cordyceps is an energy tonic in Chinese medicine and has been Reishi or Ling zhi used for about 1,500 years. It is (Ganoderma lucidum) right up there with ginseng as a Japanese researchers began superior tonic, due to its effects studying Reishi, also known as on increasing energy levels, sex Ganoderma, in the mid-1980s. drive and athletic performance. Their published findings caught the It enhances both the yin and attention of Western researchers, the yang energy in the body and it who began to study the fungus, which has been used for thousands supports the Chinese kidney (water) and lung (metal) energy. The of years in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). Reishi has Chinese kidney system includes some aspects of adrenal function, consistently impressed the biomedical community as a potential because it relates to basic energy and stamina. There is also an aspect source for compounds that can help hypertension, diabetes, of reproductive function in the Chinese kidney energy system. hepatitis, cancer, and AIDS. Cordyceps helps in all these areas. It increases energy, improves Clinical studies show that Reishi has a wide range of actions. stamina and can overcome sexual dysfunction. For starters, it boosts the immune function (via natural killer In Western terms, cordyceps has adaptogenic, antioxidant, cells, macrophages and interferon) to fight both viral and bacterial sedative and immune balancing characteristics. It also has an infections. It also balances or modulates the immune system in hepatoprotective effect, enhances kidney and lymphatic function auto-immune disorders. Because of this, Reishi is widely used for and helps balance blood sugar levels. Researchers have shown that conditions of immune deficiency such as cancer, AIDS and chronic cordyceps increases ATP production, which enhances cellular fatigue syndrome, as well as autoimmune conditions such as lupus, energy. This helps explain its traditional use in enhancing strength rheumatoid arthritis, Crohn’s disease, and Ankylosing spondylitis. and endurance. It may also be helpful in relieving allergies, bronchitis, HIV and inflammation. Other studies suggest that cordyceps has potent antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. It measures 12,000 on the ORAC Reishi’s anticancer activity is unique in that its triterpenes and scale and can be helpful for inflammation associated with asthma polysaccharides limit tumor growth by blocking the abnormal and rheumatoid arthritis. It also has a protective effect on the liver reproductive cycles of cancer cells.
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